On This Day in Music: December 24

1909 Birth

Adam Popovich

Adam Popovich, composer was born

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1982 Birth

Aiba Masaki

Aiba Masaki, Japanese singer and actor was born

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1898 Birth

Baby Dodds

Baby Dodds, American jazz drummer (d. 1959) was born

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1829 Birth

Benjamin Ipavec

Benjamin Ipavec, composer was born

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1881 Birth

Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc

Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer was born

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1881 Birth

Charles Wakefield Cadman

Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer was born

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1904 Birth

Daniel K Womack

Daniel K Womack, singer/guitarist was born

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1920 Birth

Dave Bartholomew

Dave Bartholomew, La, jazz artist/songwriter (Blueberry Hill) was born

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1957 Birth

Diane Tell

Diane Tell, Quebec singer was born

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1679 Birth

Domenico Natale Sarro

Domenico Natale Sarro, composer was born

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1968 Birth

Doyle Bramhall II

Doyle Bramhall II, American guitarist was born

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1986 Birth

Edward Southall

Edward Southall, British composer was born

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1906 Birth

Franz Waxman

Franz Waxman, German film composer (d. 1967) was born

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1653 Birth

Georg Motz

Georg Motz, composer was born

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1921 Birth

Gerard Thomas Victory

Gerard Thomas Victory, composer was born

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1971 Birth

Giorgos Alkaios

Giorgos Alkaios, Greek singer was born

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1812 Birth

Henry Russell

Henry Russell, composer was born

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1813 Birth

Henry Wellington Greatorex

Henry Wellington Greatorex, composer was born

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1957 Birth

Ian Burden

Ian Burden, S Yorks England, rock bassist (Human League-Only Human) was born

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1826 Birth

Ignacy Krzyzanowski

Ignacy Krzyzanowski, composer was born

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1719 Birth

Johann Christoph Altnikol

Johann Christoph Altnikol, composer was born

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1726 Birth

Johann Ernst Hartmann

Johann Ernst Hartmann, composer was born

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1946 Birth

John Akkerman

John Akkerman, Dutch guitarist/composer (Focus-Can't Stand Noise) was born

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1951 Birth

Johnny Contardo

Johnny Contardo, rocker (Sha Na Na-Shannon) was born

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1829 Birth

Jose Rogel

Jose Rogel, composer was born

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1773 Birth

Joseph Wolfl

Joseph Wolfl, composer was born

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1913 Birth

Karl Michael Komma

Karl Michael Komma, composer was born

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1969 Birth

Kenny "Damn" Kelly

Kenny "Damn" Kelly, Paterson NJ, rapper (Riff-Judy had a Boyfriend) was born

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1924 Birth

Lee Dorsey

Lee Dorsey, American singer (d. 1986) was born

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1945 Birth

Lemmy

Lemmy, [Ian Kilminster], rocker (Hawkwind, Motorhead-Built for Speed) was born

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1950 Birth

Libbi Larsen

Libbi Larsen, composer was born

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1963 Birth

Mary Ramsey

Mary Ramsey, singer (10,000 Maniacs) was born

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1931 Birth

Mauricio Kagel

Mauricio Kagel, Argentina/German composer was born

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1962 Birth

Michael Ray

Michael Ray, rocker was born

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1944 Birth

Mike Curb

Mike Curb, Savannah Ga, singer (Mike Curb Congregation) was born

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1965 Birth

Millard Powers

Millard Powers, American musician and songwriter was born

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1910 Birth

Mitchell Ayres

Mitchell Ayres, Milwaukee Wisc, orchestra leader (Hollywood Palace) was born

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1925 Birth

Mohd. Rafi

Mohd. Rafi, Indian actor and playback singer (d. 1980) was born

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1958 Birth

Munetaka Higuchi

Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer was born

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1929 Birth

Noel Da Costa

Noel Da Costa, composer was born

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1824 Birth

Peter Cornelius

Peter Cornelius, composer was born

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1950 Birth

Peter te Bos

Peter te Bos, Dutch singer (Claw Boys Claw) was born

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1971 Birth

Ricky Martin

Ricky Martin, San Juan, Puerto Rico, singer (Menudo)/actor (General Hospital) was born

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1982 Birth

Robert Carmine

Robert Carmine, American singer was born

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1930 Birth

Robert Joffrey

Robert Joffrey, [Abdullah Jaffa Anver Bey Khan], US, dancer was born

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1859 Birth

Roman Statkowski

Roman Statkowski, composer was born

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1870 Birth

Rosario Scalero

Rosario Scalero, composer was born

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1761 Birth

Selam III

Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808) was born

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1879 Birth

Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych

Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer was born

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1927 Birth

Teresa Stich-Randall

Teresa Stich-Randall, US soprano (Vienna State Opera) was born

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1980 Birth

Tomas Kalnoky

Tomas Kalnoky, American musician (Streetlight Manifesto) was born

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1970 Birth

Will Oldham

Will Oldham, American singer and songwriter was born

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1925 Birth

Yafa Yarkoni

Yafa Yarkoni, Israel, singer (Road to Jerusalem, Don't Say Goodbye, Say I will see You) (d.2012) was born

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1924 Birth

[Irving] Lee Dorsey

[Irving] Lee Dorsey, New Orleans, vocalist (Working in the Coal Mines) was born

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1997 Death

Alan Fluck

Alan Fluck, musical educationalist, dies at 69

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1935 Death

Alban Maria Johannes Berg

Alban Maria Johannes Berg, composer, dies at 50

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1980 Death

Alec Lafayette Chew Wilder

Alec Lafayette Chew Wilder, composer, dies at 73

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2023 Death

Alice Parker

Alice Parker died

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1997 Death

Anthea Joseph

Anthea Joseph, music producer, dies at 57

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1975 Death

Bernard Herrmann

Bernard Herrmann, American composer, dies of heart attack at 64

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2006 Death

Braguinha

"Braguinha", Brazilian songwriter (b. 1907)

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2010 Death

Eino Tamberg

Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer (b. 1930)

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1898 Death

Eugeniusz Pankiewicz

Eugeniusz Pankiewicz, composer, dies at 41

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1932 Death

Eyvind Alnaes

Eyvind Alnaes, composer, dies at 60

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1945 Death

Francisco Pujol

Francisco Pujol, composer, dies at 67

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1908 Death

Francois-Auguste Gevaert

Francois-Auguste Gevaert, Belgian musicologist/composer, dies at 80

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1942 Death

Friedrich Klose

Friedrich Klose, composer, dies at 80

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1966 Death

Gaspar Cassado Moreu

Gaspar Cassado Moreu, composer, dies at 69

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2020 Death

Geoff Stephens

Geoff Stephens died

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1961 Death

Guy de Lioncourt

Guy de Lioncourt, composer, dies at 76

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2020 Death

Ivry Gitlis

Ivry Gitlis died

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2021 Death

J. D. Crowe

J. D. Crowe died

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1994 Death

Jimmy Buddy Lee Land Ace

Jimmy Buddy Lee Land Ace, singer, dies at 57

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1453 Death

John Dunstable

John Dunstable, English composer, dies

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1862 Death

Joseph Funk

Joseph Funk, composer, dies at 84

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1944 Death

Joseph Gustav Mraczek

Joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66

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2006 Death

Kenneth Sivertsen

Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian singer, poet and comedian (b. 1961)

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2020 Death

Mojmir Sepe

Mojmir Sepe died

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2000 Death

Nick Massi

Nick Massi, American singer (The Four Seasons) (b. 1935)

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1930 Death

Oskar Nedbal

Oskar Nedbal, composer, dies at 56

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1823 Death

Philipp Christoph Kayser

Philipp Christoph Kayser, composer, dies at 68

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2024 Death

Richard Perry

Richard Perry died

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2012 Death

Richard Rodney Bennett

Richard Rodney Bennett, English composer, dies at 76

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2023 Death

Ron Nelson

Ron Nelson died

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1941 Death

Siegfried Alkan

Siegfried Alkan, German composer (b. 1858)

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1980 Death

Siggie Nordstrom

Siggie Nordstrom, model, actress, entertainer, socialite and lead singer of The Nordstrom Sisters (b. 1893)

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2023 Death

Vasilis Karras

Vasilis Karras died

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2023 Death

Willie Ruff

Willie Ruff died

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1951 Event

Gian Carlo Menotti

1st televised opera (Amahl & Night Visitor)

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2022 Event

Sugababes

Sugababes released the album 'The Lost Tapes'

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